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Specialist services

ARH Essendon is one of Melbourne’s largest specialist referral and emergency hospitals for pets.

We provide a 24 hour emergency service as well as specialist referral services in small animal surgery, internal medicine (Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm), critical care and ophthalmology. We also offer teleradiology in conjunction with our veterinary radiologists in Sydney, as well as Oncology.

This is supported by a range of complimentary on-site services including our pathology lab, diagnostic imaging, nursing team and intensive care unit.

All of our services are combined in the one fully integrated hospital, and our team of specialists and emergency veterinarians work closely together to ensure you pet is receiving the best care around the clock.

Our specialists have undertaken years of advanced training in veterinary medicine. After graduating as veterinarians they have completed internship and residency programs. They then passed rigorous examinations that subsequently allowed them to be registered in Australia as a specialist in their field.

Our surgery department is led by Dr Simon Kudnig, who is a specialist in small animal surgery and Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) and Fellow of the Australian College (FANZCVS) Simon has many years of experiences as a surgeon and takes a considered approach to surgery. Simon and his team will provide a thorough plan to help ensure the best result for your pet.

The training and experience of our internal medicine specialist enables him to work with your local veterinarian to provide the highest standard of care for your pet. Our specialists receive referrals for patients that are critically ill as well as those with chronic or ongoing problems.

They are able to use their expertise combined with diagnostic tools, including endoscopy, ultrasound and CT to investigate the cause of a pet’s illness and to offer the best possible advice on treatment options.

Our specialists are happy to discuss diagnosis and treatment of patients with referring veterinarians by phone or email correspondence including a radiographic appraisal of any case.

Specialist referral to an ophthalmologist is available at ARH Essendon and Point Cook by booking directly through Animal Eye Care, who are based on East Malvern, phone: 03 9563 6488 or email info@animaleyecare.com.au

Dr Robin Stanley is one of Australia’s most prominent veterinary ophthalmologists, and will provide your pet with the best eye care available.